Step 2 of 3: Creating a TreeView Using the Designer
This step will show you how to create root and child nodes, apply a visual style, and display check boxes next to the nodes.
- Select the C1TreeView control and click on the smart tag to open its Tasks menu.
- Select Edit TreeView from C1TreeView Tasks menu to open the designer.

- Right-click on the C1TreeView item and select Add Child | C1TreeView Node to add the root to the C1TreeView control. Set the C1TreeViewNode1's Text property to "Book List".

- Right-click on Book List and select Add Child to create a child for the root node. Repeat this two more times. Three child nodes will exist under the Book List.

- Select the first node under the Book List and set its Text property to "Language Books".
- Select the second node under the Book List and set its Text property to "Security Books".
- Select the third node under the Book List and set its Text property to "Classic Books".
- Right-click on the Classic Books node and select Add Child to create a child for the Classic Books node. Repeat this to create two C1TreeViewNodes under the Classic Books node.
- Select the first node under the Classic Books node and set its Text property to "The Great Gatsby".
- Select the second node under the Classic Books node and set its Text property to "Catch-22".
- Right-click on Book List and select Add Child to add to add a child node.
In this step, you nodes and child nodes to the C1TreeView control. In the next step, you'll run the project and see the results of this quick start.